cirsion

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίρσιον (kírsion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkir.si.on/, [ˈkɪrs̠iɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃir.si.on/, [ˈt͡ʃirsion]

Noun

cirsion n (genitive cirsiī); second declension

1. A kind of thistle

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cirsion	cirsia
Genitive	cirsiī	cirsiōrum
Dative	cirsiō	cirsiīs
Accusative	cirsion	cirsia
Ablative	cirsiō	cirsiīs
Vocative	cirsion	cirsia

Synonyms

• carduus

References

• “cirsion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cirsion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.